Nashville
NASHVILLE Midseason Cliffhangers: The Gunshot, That Train, Juliette In The Doorway!
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If you did not check out last night’s midseason finale of ABC’s Nashville, you missed a great episode. And if you plan on watching it, but haven’t checked it out yet, don’t read any further!
But if you have, it was loaded in the final five minutes with three major cliffhangers! And, as to who dies? The question that the show has been touting, it could now be one of two people who ended up in harm’s way by the end of the episode!
The most heartbreaking scenario of all was country and western in the closet singer, Will Lexington’s (Chris Carmack) internal struggle which has now turned deadly, in fact suicidal! After spending the night with Brent, and looking not too happy with his actions, we next see Will in tears at the train tracks about to put himself right in the line of an oncoming locomotive! Did Will get end his life? Tune-in this January 15th for the answer to that one! But we have to give it to Chris Carmack, who has been sensational in the role of Will: from his singing and performing on last night’s show at the Music City Music Festival to these final scenes. Carmack’s conflict jumps through the screen at the audience.
And if that wasn’t enough, after the festival, Rayna (Connie Britton) tells Teddy (Eric Close) she needs to speak to him for a moment, so Peggy (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) heads back to the car. Rayna reveals she is going to come up with the money to buy herself out of Edgehill Records, in part by getting rid of the house that the exes spent much of their adult lives together. After an awkward and sentimental moment between Rayna and Teddy, as Teddy heads back towards Peggy, out of the blue comes a hitman with a gun! Clearly from all accounts, he most likely was hired by Lamar (Powers Boothe), although we won’t know till next year! As the men wrestle with the gun, Peggy gets shot! And she seems lifeless! Is Peggy the character that is killed-off? Will Teddy then ever find out she was faking her pregnancy, and the miscarriage, to hold onto him?
And we got to give it to the chemistry created by Hayden Panettiere (Juliette) and Jonathan Jackson (Avery)! First, Avery saves the day after Juliette’s audience turns on her complete with banner that says “Homewrecker”! Juliette’s knight in shining armor calms down the freaked out Juliette by jumping in and making her solo seem like a planned duet. And, we are glad he did, because it is always fantastic to here Jackson sing!
Later, after Avery goes home with Scarlett (Claire Bowen) and the two have sex, guess who show’s up at his doorway? Yup, Juliette! And in a “come to Jesus moment”, she finally realizes that Avery is the man for her all along! Only when she begins to fess up, who should she see behind Avery, but Scarlett! Juliette buttons up her mouth and heads off, leaving Avery in conflict, but from what we can tell he is digging Juliette big time! Will Avery and Juliette become the hot couple of Nashville in 2014?
So, what did you think of last night’s episode, “Tomorrow Never Comes”? Who do you think actually died? Peggy or Will? Weigh-in!
I love JJ. Started watching because of him. Hope he gets to be front and center. he deserves it. Loved that he saved Juliette’s solo, but she does seems to be changing bed partners constantly. So I want to see him get the one that will put him front and center. Was great watching Lizzie and Luck on a prime time show together.
I hope he is not sick or on drugs
that’s what i meant.
Another great episode and another great season of Nashville! I think Peggy is the one who is killed off, which is a shame since I was beginning to like her as a crazy person. Although I like Will, his character is one the show wouldn’t really miss.
Love the chemistry between Hayden Panetierre and Jonathan Jackson. They would make a hot couple so hopefully that’s the direction the writers take them!
Can’t wait for Jan 15th!
Great re cap, Mr. Fairman. I do think Jonathan Jackson is the stand out hit of the show.
I find Rayna and all roads leading to her, to be the weakest link. I simply don’t care about her, her ex husband, his mistress, her father or her sister. It just seems like a bad rehash of some night time soap from the 80’s.
Hayden is the other break out hit, and yes, I do agree that she and JJ enjoy a very nice chemistry together.
I’m hoping it’s Peggy; don’t really like her character and her storyline is the least interesting of the show for me. Love Will. Not only is he gorgeous but his conflict is genuine and heartfelt…I think he’s a great addition to the show and his story could be quite compelling moving forward.
Disagree with the comments above regarding Raina. She’s the soul of the show for me…she’s earth mother and experience and beauty, common sense, stability….her life touches all in the show. Wouldn’t be the same without her.
Loving the show. Looking forward to the upcoming episodes and really hope it’s doing well enough in the ratings to be renewed.
I SO agree with you..There is more story to tell with the character of Will, and the actor that plays him is doing great…I also agree with you regarding Rayna…Great actress, great role and she IS Nashville…This show seems to get better and better every episode!!!
agree with your agree! 😉
Nashville
Hayden Panettiere Reveals Filming ‘Nashville’ was ‘Traumatizing’; Writers Used Her Personal Struggles with Addiction, Postpartum as Storylines
Nashville and former Guiding Light star, Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, GL) opened up about her final seasons on the ABC country music primetime drama, where the show touched too close to home for the actress who played lead character, Juliette Barnes.
In an interview with The Messenger, Hayden shared that during the run of the show from 2012-2018, she feels that the writers, more often that not, pulled from her real life while crafting Juliette’s storylines.
Hayden said on the years she spent filming the series that it was “also very traumatizing because I felt like I was acting out my own life.”
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Previously, the actress had shared that her dependency on alcohol and opioids as a teenager led to her dependency in her adult life. In addition, Nashville told the story of Juliette’s postpartum depression, which also mirrored Panettiere’s experience who went through the same thing when her own daughter was born.
Explaining what went down behind the scenes, Hayden recalled: “Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, (and then) Juliette dates a football player. And then they turned her into an alcoholic. Then they turned to her leaving her daughter and going to this crazy (place) in Europe, and it was very obvious.”
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The actress added, ‘They weren’t doing their homework. They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, ‘Oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it.’ And then, ta-da! It’s done and done.”
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Hayden added that she didn’t have time to care of herself and the pain she was going through physically and emotionally, so she tried to watch mindless TV and shows to help her calm down. Panettiere also felt that when she knew she had to go back to the set of Nashville, she did, “anything to keep my mind off of that because I knew that next day I was going to be back at it again. I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much (as I did) on Nashville.”
Hayden is set to make three upcoming appearances of her A Conversation With Hayden Panettiere live series in New York on February 23 and Washington D.C. on February 24.
So, do you think the Nashville writers literally stole creative ideas for the character of Juliette Barnes based on Hayden’s personal struggles? It certainly on paper seems so. Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
General Hospital
Jonathan Jackson Reunites with Stars from ‘Nashville’ for New Tour Across the UK
He won five Daytime Emmys as General Hospital’s Lucky Spencer and now actor and musician, Jonathan Jackson is scheduled to head to the United Kingdom this fall, when he reunites with some of the cast of the former ABC primetime music city drama, Nashville.
Jackson shared on his Instagram, “This has been in the works for a while, and I’m thrilled to announce that the NASHVILLE cast and I are reuniting for a special UK tour this October. I’m excited about this!”
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On Nashville, Jonathan Jackson starred for six season as Avery Barkley before the series concluded in the summer of 2018, after it moved from ABC to CMT for its final two seasons.
Joining Jonathan on the Nashville reunion tour are his former co-stars Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio. The fab four will play shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, and Cardiff, as they tour the UK.
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If you are in the UK and wanted to get your tickets early, the presale is already underway. The general sale tickets will become available tomorrow on Thursday, March 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Go to Gigs and Tours.com to purchase.
With GH’s 60th anniversary just a few weeks away, do you wish somehow Jonathan Jackson was brought back just for even a little while to reprise his role as Lucky? Would you like to see the ‘Nashville’ tour here in the states? Comment below.
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Guiding Light
GL and ‘Nashville’ Alum Hayden Panettiere Loses Her Younger Brother Jansen at 28-Years-Old
Just devastating news to report on Monday evening. Hayden Panettiere’s (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light, ex-Juliette, Nashville) younger brother Jansen Panettiere has died at only 28-years-old.
According to TMZ, Jansen died over the weekend in New York. His cause of death is not available, but there was no foul play suspected in Jansen’s death. Police responded to a call and came to a residence at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday where they found Jansen.
As with his sister, Jansen was deep into his acting career and was only five years younger than Hayden.
Throughout his career he appeared in Even Stevens, The X’s, Tiger Cruise, Racing Stripes, The Martial Arts Kid, The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, and the holiday film Love and Love Not.
Less than 3 weeks ago, Jansen shared an adorable picture on his Instagram with his hair being cut by his big sister, Hayden.
Jansen is survived by Hayden and their parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.
Send your love and condolences to Hayden and her family on the sudden passing of Jansen via the comment section below.
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